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contribution by CARE

...programs, CARE organizes a number of projects, including land management, soil conservation, food distribution, nutrition, and nutrition education. Since 1962, CARE’s services also have included the
Medical International Cooperation Organization (MEDICO; founded 1958), which gives health care workers training for service to remote rural areas.

role of Dooley

...and book sales to establish a small hospital in Nam Tha, northern Laos. After another American lecture tour and the publication of
The Edge of Tomorrow (1958), Dooley helped found the Medical International Corporation (Medico) to provide medical teams and hospital facilities in eight less-developed nations, most of them in Southeast Asia.